[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1824 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1824

To amend the Small Business Act to increase the annual Government-wide 
goal from 20 percent to 25 percent for procurement contracts awarded to 
 small business concerns, small business concerns owned and controlled 
   by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, and small 
            business concerns owned and controlled by women.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 5, 1997

 Mr. Wynn (for himself, Mr. Rush, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Meek 
 of Florida, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Mr. Frost, Mr. Farr of California, 
 Mr. Underwood, Mr. Brown of California, and Mr. Baldacci) introduced 
   the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Small 
                                Business

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Small Business Act to increase the annual Government-wide 
goal from 20 percent to 25 percent for procurement contracts awarded to 
 small business concerns, small business concerns owned and controlled 
   by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, and small 
            business concerns owned and controlled by women.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. INCREASE IN GOVERNMENT-WIDE GOAL FOR CONTRACTING WITH 
              CERTAIN ENTITIES FROM 20 PERCENT TO 25 PERCENT.

    Section 15(g)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(g)(1)) is 
amended by striking out ``20 percent'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
``25 percent''.
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